Waver for hair



June 5, 1923.

J. A. HARTVlG WAVER FOR HAIR Filed 001;. 31

Patented June 5, UNITED .s'rATss' PATENT omen.

JOHN A. HABTVIG, OF OAKLAKD, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed October 31, 1922. swarm. saaoeo.

My invention relates to an improvement in hair wavers of the typev shown in my copending application Ser. No. 549,487. x

present invention has two important objects, the first being to ada t such a waver for use with'bobbed hair, y making it possible to grip the ends of the hair securely to rmit it to be wound upon. the waver.. T e second object is to provide means. whereby the heated rod which is em.-

I and combinations thereof which ares own in the accompanying drawings, describedployed in connection with the waver may be securely held in place therein without danger of its accidental removal or falling from the waver.

A further object is the provision of means for guiding the heated rod into the tube.

A further object is the provision of means for preventing the conduction of heat from the heated'portion of the rod to its handle. A further object is the general simplification and improvement of the structure of such wavers. and in general the improvement of their application to the work intended.

My invention comprises those novel arts in' the specification, and particularly defined by the claims terminating the same. In the accompanying drawings I have shown my invention in the form WhlCh is now preferredby'me.

' Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a persons head showing themanner of using 1 the wavers.. I I

Figure 2 isa longitudinal section the waver. a

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the waver. gigure 4 is an elevation of the heating ro Figure 5 is a perspective view of. a slight modification. The waver comprises a spindle or tube 1 through upon which the hair is wound, a bifurcated yoke, the arms 2 of which lie normally adjacent the tube 1 and which is pivoted to the tube at the bend, as indicated at 21, a

-' sleeve 3 which is supported upon the 'arms 2 of the .yoke and which is adapted to embrace the free end of the tube to connect together the tube and yoke, and a or rod4 which is intended to be heate and then to be inserted within 't hellfree end of the tube 1. This much: has been shown in:

mfy former application "*and ."forms no part 0 the present mvention The arms '2 ofxthe yoke are preferably formed ofsomewhat resilient material, or v at least the ends .24 thereof. are resilient l and preferabl their tips are bent outwardlysomew pgsitions shown in Figure 2, the rod 4 may i t. The rod 4 is provided with a head 41, which in the form shown- Herein is of wood, and forms a handle; With the yoke 2 and sleeve 3 in the relative j inserted [within the end. of the'tube 1 until its head-*or handle 41 is en aged by the tips 24 of the yoke arms. T ese frictional y engage the handle 41 and by their grip prevent its accidental removal. relative position of these parts is shown clearly' Figure 3. I

As the device is ordinarily used, with long hair, the tube 1 is laid adjacent the users scalp and the hair wound thereon, theends of the strands of hair being last wound about the tube. In this manner there is no The.

possibility'of the hair slipping from' the tube and as it is the hair nearest the scalp .which it is desired to wave, this produces the best results, inasmuch as that rtion of the hair-nearest the scalp is insi e, nearest the poker or rod 4. With'bobbed hair, however, it is the ends of the hair which must be most curled, and in order to prevent the ends of the hairv from slipping about the tube 1 I have provided a,clip' 5 best shown in Figure 1, which lies alongside the tube 1 and which is intended to receive and hold the ends of the hair between it and the tube 1. By inserting the ends of the bobbed" hair between the clip 5 and the tube 1, and

then by winding it upon the tube, the ends of-the hair are brought inside, nearest the heated rod, and are given the 'greatest curl.

The clip 5 may be of any suitable material,

and might be made in a variety of difi'erent forms. I have shown it as formed" of spring wire, free at one end and having its opposite end bent in U-shape as indicated at 51. and passed twice through the tube 1,.

although any other suitable means of bold ing the clip in place may be employed.

In using the device for long hair the clip 5 may be used or may be ignored, as may be desired. The hair is Wound upon the tube 1, starting near the scalp, the yoke arms 2 are brought up to include the hair wound upon the tube, and the sleeve 3 is slid along the arms 2 until it receives and holds the free end of the tube 1. It may be slid along the yoke until it squeezes the hair wound on the tube down towards the opposite end thereof. The poker 4 is then heated and inserted, thesends 24 of the yoke holding it in place.

In connection with the rod 4 which is intended to be heated, it is my invention to provide means whereby the conduction of heat from the heated portion to the handle may be lessened greatly. To this end I provide one or more flattened portions 42, preferably positioned adjacent the handle 41. Heat passing along the rod 4 will not pass so readily by the flattened portions. These will act in some degree as radiators, being of reater surface area than the rod. The en s 24, being equally spaced from an extension of the axis through the tube 1, and diametrically opposite each other, serve as a visual guide to assist in inserting the rod a into the tube. If a more positive guide is desired, these ends might be broadened, or the sleeve 3 may be formed with flared wing extensions 31, these serving somewhat as a funnel to guide the rod into the end of the tube 1. Any suitable guide may be employed, but it has been found that. the visual guide provided by the ends 24 is both effective and simple, and does not add to the cost of the article.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A hair waver comprising a tube, a yoke 'pivotally secured to one end thereof, means for connecting together the free ends of the yoke and tube, a rod insertible within the free end of the tube, and means associated with the free end of said yoke for engaging the rod when inserted to prevent its accidental removal.

2. A hair waver comprising a tube, a yoke pivotally secured to one end thereof, means or connecting together the free ends of the yoke and the tube, a rod insertible within the free end of the tube and having an enlarged handle, said yoke having resilient tips upon its free end frictionally engageable with said handle to prevent accidental removal of the rod.

3. A hair waver comprising a tube, a yoke of resilient material carried thereby, a heating member that detachably enters the tube and is adapted to be engaged by the yoke, and a sleeve slidably mounted on the tube and yoke and frictionally held by the resiliency of the latter at different points alon the tube, said sleeve performing the doub e function of holding the hair wrapped around said tube and also holding the yoke and into holding engagement with the proin engagement with the heating element to maintain the latter in the tube.

4. A hair waver comprising a tube, a yoke pivotally mounted on one end of the tube and having permanently bowed side arms of resilient material that extend beyond the opposite end of the tube, a heating member that detachably enters the tube and projects from the end beyond which the side arms extend, and a sleeve element slidably mounted on the arms and movable thereon beyond the end of the tube and to 'a position to engage the tube, said sleeve element serving to move said arms towards each other jectirig end of the heating element.

5. hair waver, comprising av tube, a yoke pivotally mounted on one end of the tube and having permanently bowed side arms that extend beyond the opposite end of the tubeand are of resilient material, a sleeve element slidable on the side arms to different points along the tube and to a point beyond the tube, and means for preventing the detachment of the sleeve element from the free ends of the side arms and also from the pivoted end of the yoke, said sleeve element serving to move the side arms laterally when slid along the latter.

6. A hair waver comprising a tube, a bifuracted yoke of resilient material pivotally secured to one end thereof at the bend of the yoke, a sleeve slidable upon the varms of said yoke and adapted to embrace the free end of the tube, the arms of the yoke bein normally bowed relative to the tube, a r0 insertible within the free end of the tube, and having an enlarged head, said head being frictionally engageable b the ends of the yoke arms to prevent acci ental removal of the rod, and the pressure of the yoke arms upon the head being regulable by movement of the sleeve along the yoke. 1

7. A hair waver, comprising a tube, a yoke pivoted to one end of the tube, means engaging the other end of the tube and the yoke for holding the latter a ainst ivotal movement, a heating element t at is etachably mounted on the tube, and a hair holding clip on the tube and secured thereto adj acent to the pivot mounting of the yoke.

8. A hair waver, comprising a tube that is open :at both ends and will permit the free circulation of air therethrough, a hair holding yoke pivoted on one end of the tube, means at the other end-of the tube for holding the tube and yoke against relative piv otal movement, and a heating rod insertible into one of the open ends of the tube and having thin lateral projections that serve to space the main portion of the rod from the tube and permit the passa e of air around the rod.

9. A hair waver, comprising a tube that is open at both ends and will permit the free maj circulation of air therethrough, a hair holding yoke ivoted on one end of the tube, means at t e other end of the tube for holding the tube and yoke against relative piV1 Signed 'at Oakland, Alameda County,

5 otal movement, and a heating rod in'sertible California, this 16th day -of October, 1922.

into 'one of the open ends of the tube and having a handle at one end, said rod having a reduced portion adjacent to the handle that prevent the passage of heat from the JOHN A. HARTVIG.

main portion of said rod to the handle. 10 

